The Fair Credit Reporting Act was intended to protect privacy, but its provisions have not kept pace with the radical changes wrought by the information age.

The study may be evidence that government surveillance has a chilling effect on free speech.

This article discusses the results of the first empirical study providing evidence of regulatory “chilling effects” of Wikipedia users associated with online go

Collecting web usage data through services like Google Analytics is a top priority for any library. But what about user privacy? Most libraries (and websites for that matter) lean on Google Analyti…

Even before it was the title of a movie, the phrase “the social network” was synonymous with Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg’s startup snatched the title...

Philosophy professor Michael Lynch says that privacy violations erode individuals' rights to autonomously make their own decisions and exercise individual power.

And a court just ruled in favor of the government, again.

With all of the revelations of data snooping and privacy violations at the hands of government agencies and clandestine hacker groups, a new report suggests young people are having buyer’s remorse regarding the amount of social media accounts they’ve poured their life details into. In a report released this week (oddly) by USA Network, survey data shows that 55 percent of young people would eschew social media entirely “if they could start fresh.”

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and two law professors explain its significance.

Edward Snowden's disclosure of mass surveillance of the internet has necessitated a re-examining of our relationship with the internet. Rather than a tool that broadens democratic engagement, the internet is increasingly used as a tool to manage and direct citizens, particularly via the mass collection of personal data by both the state and large multi-national corporations. Although online tools are available to protect intellectual privacy and ensure individuals can fully engage in the democratic process, they are subject to the same limitations as other aspects of the digital divide in terms of social, economic and cultural capital. Regarding online intellectual privacy, the evidence suggests there are more efforts by the library profession to protect the rights of the individual in the United States, the home of the NSA, than in the United Kingdom. This paper seeks to investigate the state of this aspect of the digital divide and what is being done to address it.

The company is challenging the use of secrecy orders that prevent it from telling people when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails.

Will Congress ultimately approve a bill granting Americans more privacy?

Trying to protect all your data from everyone all the time is impractical and exhausting. But, have no fear! Security is a process, and through thoughtful planning, you can put together a plan that’s

Modern cloud services are designed to encourage and support collaboration. To help users share links to online documents, maps, etc., several services, including cloud storage providers such as...

Is the world's biggest social network in trouble?

Would it surprise you to learn that men and women have different standards when it comes to their online privacy settings?

As longtime advocates for civil liberties, librarians are uniquely positioned to teach today’s teens about digital privacy.